Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-27


He will, doubtless, marvel at the COM
pleteness of the collection and the learn
ing and skill displayed IN their arrange
ment. A master hand is shown in it all,
and il the visitor happens to stroll into
the second story Of the institute and to-
ward the north end of the building, it is
more than likely, if the time be in the
afternoon, that he will see the gentleman
VINO is responsible for most of the order.
He will find the Professor in a room that
IS rather bare of furniture and ornament,
but it looks like work. In corner at q
desk covered with books and pa
pers you will perhaps lind Secretary
Baird. Near the window is big table,
within reach of which is an electric key
board, oy which the occupant can call to
aim any officer or clerk in the immense
building. Til, re are time saving sppara-
fuses all about, and everything that
science has done to lengthen the day is in
use. In this big, bare room, with its
batteries and wires, its books and papers,
thy Professor spends two or three hours
every day, attending to certain kinds Of
correspondence and receiving visitors.
But this is not his workshop or his study
you will find that at his residence On
Massachusetts avenue.
The house in which the scientist lives
is nota very elegant one, but it is 81 Il.
aztec in very fashionable locality. Stand,
iGg on the little porch waiting for our
knock to be answered we can see the resi-.
dences Of Secre tary Bsyard, which is only
few doors below, of Senators Morrill,,
Allison and Payne, and Of Justice Miller.
It is one of the most desirable Eeighbor-
hoods of the capital, aud within circuit
OF quarter of mile can be found the res
licences of hundreds OF public men. The
house is Of brick, three stories and q
basement high, with Il bay window OF
good dimensions running up the front.
There Is also q msnSsrd roof and large
thermometer helps to make the house no.
tiCeable.
The visitor IS ushered into prettilv
furnished psrlor at the left. From tlis
vantage he car have good view OF the
rooms of the house on this floor, as they
are all connected by folding doors. The
prospect is not great or Ticn, but it is q
model interior for man in C0mfOrta lie
circumstances aud Of refined tastes.
The parlor Is furnished with modern
furniture, aud there are scores of etch-
ings and paintings and photographs
on the walls. Ga the stands are rare
little articles of brio brac gathered
here AMI there aud everywhere in pedes-
train tours ever the country and IN Con-
tiuentsl travel. Next TO the parlOr is the
library, and it Is very much like the
former room exc pit for the bookcases
reaching to the ceiling. The books are
for the most part Of 4 literary character.
though here and there ponderouS work
looks out at u from between the dainty
Volumes in blge and gold. Beyond is the
morning room, and in the rear OF that is
the hospitable dining room, with its
splendldly carved tables and sideboards.
We take cognizsnce OF these surround,
ingS while Whiting for Professor Baud,
snd row his rather ponderous tread is
heard upon the STAIRS. He enters the
library with baud extended out to You
and welcome smile from ais intellectual
lace and bright penetrating eyes. over
SIX feet high, broad shoulders, heavy set
and altogether massive, ne Is not oy Gny
means an ordinary apes, ing man. Yet
lew people you meet on she street could
tell you VINO he was. very Ahely they
would NOT De asked, LOT ne Is hos man
VINO would cause FeLharh on acc0uut Oh M
personal appearance. ne Is careless III MS
oress, and skuks 2oou' t1e capltai Win